January 1, 2018 AP Men's Basketball Poll
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
| Conference |
Teams |
Avg Rank |
Total Points |
| ACC |
6 |
14.3 |
4499 |
| Big 12 |
5 |
11.4 |
4670 |
| SEC |
4 |
18.3 |
2088 |
| Big East |
3 |
9.7 |
3122 |
| Big Ten |
2 |
7.0 |
2483 |
| Pac-12 |
2 |
9.0 |
2168 |
| American |
2 |
14.0 |
1436 |
| West Coast |
1 |
19.0 |
410 |
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MILESTONES
Last Appearances
- Arkansas makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the final 2015 poll (46 polls)
- Clemson makes first appearance in the Top 25 since the 1/18/2010 poll (151 polls)
- Michigan State makes first appearance at #1 since the 12/28/2015 poll (38 polls)
- Oklahoma makes first appearance in the Top 10 since the final 2016 poll (27 polls)
- Xavier makes first appearance in the Top 5 since the 3/7/2016 poll (28 polls)
Weekly Streaks:
- Baylor's Top 25 streak ends at 25
- Duke's Top 10 streak reaches 10
- Kansas' Top 25 streak reaches 170
- North Carolina's Top 25 streak reaches 70
Total Appearances:
- Arizona State reaches 100 appearances (#75)
- Clemson ties Houston for #64
- TCU reaches 40 appearances (#107)
Notes
- First-place votes, W-L records, and total points are not available prior to 2001-02. If you have some of this data from a verifiable source, please contact me.
- Regular-season polls from 1949-60 had 20 teams, from 1961-68 had 10 teams (except in December 1960 and the 1964-65 preseason polls), and 1990-present had 25 teams.
- Preseason polls started in the 1961-62 season, and there were post-tournament polls in 1953, 1954, 1974, and 1975.
- All poll dates fall on Mondays with a few exceptions. See explanation here.
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